Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: November 22, 2015
A column on the latest on Blu-ray and DVD, including Criterion editions of Code Unknown & In Cold Blood, The Man From UNCLE, Meru, Ant-Man and more!
TV/Streaming
“Marvel’s Jessica Jones” Pushes Against Expectations of the Superhero Show
A review of Netflix’s new series “Marvel’s Jessica Jones” with Krysten Ritter, David Tennant and Carrie-Anne Moss.
Amazon Premieres Most Challenging Drama Yet in “The Man in the High Castle”
A review of Amazon’s “The Man in the High Castle,” from executive producer Ridley Scott.
NBC Expands Windy City Dramas with Effective “Chicago Med”
A review of NBC’s “Chicago Med.”
AMC’s “Into the Badlands” Mimics Martial Arts But Lacks Soul
A review of AMC’s Into the Badlands.
Checking in “With Bob and David” on Netflix
A review of Netflix’s “With Bob and David.”
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: November 5, 2015
The latest and greatest on Netflix, VOD, and Blu-ray, including The End of the Tour, Southpaw, Inside Out, The Gift, Army of Darkness, Kwaidan, and more!
Amazon Launches Six New Shows with Very Mixed Results
First impressions of the new Amazon pilots, including “One Mississippi” and “Good Girls Revolt.”
Blu-ray Review: “Die Hard: The Nakatomi Plaza Collection”
A look back at the five “Die Hard” movies.
TV Review: “Flesh and Bone” Sings Familiar “Swan” Song
Moira Walley-Beckett’s dreary STARZ series borrows many of its melodramatic clichés from Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan.”
Aziz Ansari Goes to Another Level with “Master of None”
A review of the fantastic Netflix series “Master of None.”
French Hit “The Returned” Expands Vision in Second Season
A review of Sundance TV’s “The Returned.”
Flicker Alley’s Mind-Blowing New “Masterworks Of American Avant-Garde Experimental Film 1920-1970”
A Blu-ray review of “Masterworks of American Avant-Garde Experimental Film 1920-1970.”
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: October 23, 2015
A recap of the latest and greatest on Blu-ray, including Jurassic World, Spy, Tomorrowland, Call Me Lucky, and The Larry Fessenden Collection.
Confident, Stunning “The Knick” Returns For Second Season
A review of season two of The Knick on Cinemax.
FX’s “Fargo” Maintains High Quality in Second Chapter
A review of season two of FX’s “Fargo.”
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: October 8, 2015
The latest and greatest on Blu-ray, DVD, and streaming including “Magic Mike XXL,” “The Duke of Burgundy,” “The Connection,” and three Criterion releases.
FX Hopes You Can Never Leave “American Horror Story: Hotel”
A review of the premiere of “American Horror Story: Hotel.”
